Hang - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
- cause to be hanging or suspended (syn: hang up)
- kill by hanging (syn: string up)
- fall or flow in a certain way (syn: fall, flow)
The cloud of suspicion hangs over her
- be suspended or poised
- hold on tightly or tenaciously (syn: cling)
- decorate or furnish with something suspended
- be placed in position as by a hinge
Extra examples
He hung the painting on the wall.
We hung paper lanterns from the trees.
My grandmother used to hang the wash on a clothesline.
A photograph of her family hangs on the wall.
Several of her paintings are hanging in the Museum of Modern Art.
Your coat is hanging in the closet.
They plan to hang wallpaper in the hallway.
He let his arm hang down into the water.
They will hang him in the county jailhouse.
He was hanged for his crimes.
...anyone foolish enough to ski that hang would end up with a broken neck...
She was hanging wet clothes outside.
The picture hangs right above the fireplace.
She sat her legs hanging in the air.
The coat hangs loosely on his body.
Phrasal verbs
hang back — to lag or linger behind
hang on — fix to; attach
hang out — spend time in a certain location or with certain people
hang together — be connected
hang up — put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
Word forms
I/you/we/they: hang
he/she/it: hangs
present participle: hanging
past tense: hung
past participle: hung
singular: hang
plural: hangs
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